Chase RCMP issue 2nd appeal for witnesses to hit and run connected to shooting

RCMP investigators are still looking for witnesses to a serious collision involving a motorcycle and white Ford Explorer that they believe is linked to a shooting.

The crash occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. Aug. 20, on Squilax Anglemont Road in Scotch Creek and it left the motorcycle operator with critical injuries. It happened shortly after a shooting along the same road in which a man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

Central Interior Traffic Services in Kamloops is looking to speak with the driver of the Ford Explorer, which sustained significant damage in the incident.

Police have determined that the driver of the Explorer rendered assistance at the scene and may not have been the cause of the crash. RCMP are also looking for the driver of a second dark coloured vehicle that stopped briefly at the scene before continuing with its hazard lights on.

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The drivers of these two vehicles or anyone else with information on the crash is urged to contact Central Interior Traffic Services in Kamloops at 250-828-3111 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

A white Ford Explorer involved in a collision with a motorcycle at approximately 3:15 a.m., Aug. 20, 2020 on Squilax Anglemont Road in Scotch Creek is pictured in this photo submitted by RCMP. | Credit: SUBMITTED / RCMP


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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.